Bury Name Meaning: A habitational name from Bury in Lncashire. Also locational from 'byrig' of old english 'burh',meaning 'a fortified place'.
The Medieval English 'beri', 'biri' and 'buri' denoted a fortified manor house and was given as a surname to one resident, or to one employed in such a manor house.The first recorded spelling is that of 'Gilbert de la Beri',dated 1202.
Discover how your Bury ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
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| Cornwall | 20 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 2 |
| Devon | 33 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 87 |
| Essex | 39 |
| Gloucestershire | 59 |
| Hampshire | 68 |
| Herefordshire | 12 |
| Hertfordshire | 34 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
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| Kent | 36 |
| Lancashire | 1,789 |
| Leicestershire | 31 |
| Lincolnshire | 31 |
| London | 435 |
| Middlesex | 83 |
| Northumberland | 16 |
| Norfolk | 26 |
| Northamptonshire | 28 |
| Nottinghamshire | 37 |
| Oxfordshire | 34 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
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| Suffolk | 33 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 62 |
| Sussex | 24 |
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| Westmorland | 0 |
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| Yorkshire | 229 |
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| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 576 |
| Cotton Weaver | 307 |
| General Labourer | 55 |
| Cotton Winder | 46 |
| Living On Own Means | 44 |
| Labourer | 38 |
| Coal Miner | 37 |
| Domestic Servant | 33 |
| Dress Maker | 31 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 29 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 23 |
| Cotton Spinner | 19 |
| Farmer | 18 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Butcher | 15 |
| General Servant Domestic | 13 |
| Clerk | 13 |
| Farm Labourer | 13 |
| General Servant | 11 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 10 |
| Laundress | 10 |
| Cotton Warper | 10 |
| Farmers Son | 9 |
| General Domestic Servant | 9 |
| Grocer | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bury | 1,676 |
| John Bury | 1,419 |
| William Bury | 1,214 |
| James Bury | 903 |
| Elizabeth Bury | 875 |
| Thomas Bury | 857 |
| Sarah Bury | 674 |
| George Bury | 587 |
| Alice Bury | 519 |
| Ann Bury | 509 |
| Jane Bury | 496 |
| Ellen Bury | 464 |
| Margaret Bury | 388 |
| Henry Bury | 343 |
| Joseph Bury | 327 |
| Charles Bury | 312 |
| Edward Bury | 295 |
| Richard Bury | 238 |
| Martha Bury | 228 |
| Andrew Bury | 222 |
| Robert Bury | 222 |
| Samuel Bury | 217 |
| Hannah Bury | 208 |
| Eliza Bury | 207 |
| Annie Bury | 196 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bray | 50% | 76,247 |
| 2 | Barry | 60% | 35,182 |
| 3 | Bury | 100% | 21,182 |
| 4 | Burry | 80% | 5,405 |
| 5 | Aubrey | 50% | 5,217 |
| 6 | Abrey | 40% | 2,562 |
| 7 | Abery | 60% | 2,320 |
| 8 | Barrie | 33% | 1,864 |
| 9 | Bery | 75% | 1,339 |
| 10 | Aubery | 50% | 1,054 |
| 11 | Ebrey | 40% | 815 |
| 12 | Bary | 75% | 730 |
| 13 | Barrey | 50% | 559 |
| 14 | Brey | 50% | 533 |
| 15 | Burrey | 67% | 416 |
| 16 | Aubry | 60% | 358 |
| 17 | Beary | 60% | 354 |
| 18 | Ebery | 60% | 344 |
| 19 | Berrie | 33% | 320 |
| 20 | Barey | 60% | 314 |
| 21 | Breay | 40% | 290 |
| 22 | Aubury | 67% | 263 |
| 23 | Aubray | 50% | 256 |
| 24 | Eabry | 40% | 244 |
| 25 | Obery | 60% | 239 |
| 26 | Beery | 60% | 187 |
| 27 | Breeye | 33% | 166 |
| 28 | Burey | 80% | 156 |
| 29 | Berey | 60% | 150 |
| 30 | Broy | 50% | 131 |
| 31 | Braye | 40% | 120 |
| 32 | Borey | 60% | 118 |
| 33 | Obray | 40% | 117 |
| 34 | Ebury | 80% | 114 |
| 35 | Obrey | 40% | 103 |
The surname Bury is the 3rd most popular variant of Bray.